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  • Page 1 Welcome to Huawei HUAWEI U8655-1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Read Before Proceeding

    1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom.

  • Page 3: Personal Information And Data Security

    Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.

  • Page 4: Legal Notice

    • Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. • Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application providers. • Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third-party may be able to share your location information.
  • Page 5 Thus the descriptions herein may not match exactly the product or its accessories you purchase. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability.
  • Page 6 Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    permits and licenses in order to export, re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein. 2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version.

  • Page 8: Power Saving Tips

    • As it ages, the battery’s performance will degrade, in particular it will not hold charge as it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than usual after being charged properly, replace the battery with a new one of the same type. •...

  • Page 9: Power On Or Off Your Mobile Phone

    2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2.4.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press . The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to sign in to your account and set up your mobile phone. If personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabled on your mobile phone, you must enter your PIN before using the mobile phone.

  • Page 10: Using The Touch Screen

    2. Touch Restart. 3. Touch OK. 2.5 Using the Touchscreen 2.5.1 Touchscreen Actions • Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or start an application. • Touch and hold: Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds.

  • Page 11: Unlocking The Screen

    2.6.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.7 Home Screen Notifications bar: 10:23...

  • Page 12: Notification And Status Icons

    Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash. You can also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the shortcut position. 2.7.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal...

  • Page 13: Notification Panel

    Call in progress with a Bluetooth headset New mail from Gmail used Problem with text or New text or multimedia multimedia message message delivery New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network Upcoming event available Uploading Downloading...

  • Page 14: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen

    settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification. Opening the Notification Panel 1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel. You can also open the notification panel from the Home screen: Touch >...

  • Page 15: Customizing The Home Screen

    2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to home screen menu is displayed. You can also touch > Add on the Home screen to display the Add to home screen menu.

  • Page 16: Application Screen

    • Gallery • Wallpapers 2.8 Application Screen The Application screen holds icons for all of the applications on your phone. You can touch on the Home screen to open the application screen. 2.8.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen 1. On the application screen, touch 2.

  • Page 17: Removing The Microsd Card

    2.9.2 Removing the microSD Card 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch Storage > Unmount SD card. 3. Carefully remove the microSD card. 3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places.

  • Page 18: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    3. Touch to initiate the call. During a call, touch Dialpad to enter other numbers on the dialpad. 3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to display the contact list. If you are already working with Dialer or Call log, touch the Contacts tab.

  • Page 19: Ending A Call

    3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch End to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call.

  • Page 20: Other Operations During A Call

    3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in. This feature is known as conference calling.

  • Page 21: Adding An Entry To Contacts

    3.4.1 Adding an Entry to Contacts 1. If you are already working with Dialer or Contacts, touch the Call log tab. 2. Touch and hold the entry you want to add to your Contacts. 3. Touch Add to contacts in the options menu. 4.

  • Page 22: Importing Contacts From A Sim Card

    4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Copy from SIM card. 3. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Select the contacts you want to import or touch Select All to select all contacts. 4.

  • Page 23: Editing A Contact

    2. Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. On the contact list screen, you can touch a letter on the right to display contacts starting with the touched letter. 4.6 Editing a Contact You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time.

  • Page 24: Deleting A Contact

    4.7.2 Communicating with a Contact 1. In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to communicate with. 2. On the contact’s details screen, touch the icon to the right of the number to call or send messages. 4.8 Deleting a Contact 1.

  • Page 25: Using A Google Account To Synchronize Contacts

    You can configure account settings, such as refresh mode, refresh frequency, and notifications. 1. On the Streams screen, touch > Accounts. Then touch the account to be configured. 2. On the account screen, touch Huawei Social Club and then touch Social Preference Settings to configure the settings.

  • Page 26: Managing Groups

    4.10.4 Adding the Streams Widget to the Home Screen Touch and hold the blank area of the Home screen. In the displayed menu, touch Add widget > Streams to add Streams to the Home screen. Using the widget, you can quickly access Streams, or directly browse the latest events and update the status of your friends on the Home screen.

  • Page 27: Joining And Separating Contacts

    • When editing a group, touch , and then touch Add Members to select the contacts you want to add to group. You can add contacts in phone memory rather than in SIM/UIM card to a group. 4.12 Joining and Separating Contacts You may have duplicate contacts if you import contacts by: •...

  • Page 28: Sending Contacts

    1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts. 2. Touch the joint contact to be separated. 3. Touch the option for separating a contact. 4. Select the contact to be separated from the joint contact. The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in Contacts.

  • Page 29: Using The Touchpal Keyboard

    2. Touch Select input method. 3. Select the input method. 5.1.2 Using the TouchPal keyboard Touch to delete a character ” ‘ to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete & € all characters to the left of the cursor.

  • Page 30: Customizing Keyboard Settings

    screen. 5.1.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout. 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings 1.

  • Page 31: Creating And Sending A Multimedia Message

    2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch select a contact from Contacts or Groups. As you enter the phone number or the contact's name, the phone displays possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list of possible matches or continue entering.

  • Page 32: Opening And Viewing A Multimedia Message

    Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option. 1. On the message editing screen, touch to display the options panel. 2. Touch Add > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it. 3.

  • Page 33: Adding An Email Account

    6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. 6.2.1 Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email account.

  • Page 34: Saving An Email Attachment

    6.2.3 Saving an Email Attachment 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2. Touch the email message you want to view. 3. Touch Save next to the attachment in the email. 4. Select a path for saving the attachment and touch Save. 6.2.4 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1.

  • Page 35: Changing Email Account Settings

    6.2.7 Changing Email Account Settings You can change a number of account settings, including how often you check for emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails. Your account’s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using.

  • Page 36: Turning On The Data Service

    7.1.2 Turning on the Data Service 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks. 3. Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection. 7.2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, you must have an access to wireless access points (hotspots).

  • Page 37: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection Via Usb

    7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection You can share your mobile phone's data connection with a single computer via a USB cable: USB tethering. You can share your mobile phone's data connection with a number of devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

  • Page 38: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection As A Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

    7.3.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection. When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch Portable Wi- Fi hotspot settings to change its network name or secure it.

  • Page 39: Setting A Home Page

    7.4.2 Opening a Webpage 1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the screen. 2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage address. You can touch enter the web page address by voice. 3. As you enter the address, matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen.

  • Page 40: Turning On Bluetooth

    7.5 Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth headset, or even transfer photos from your phone to your PC. If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of the other Bluetooth devices to which you want to connect.

  • Page 41: Sending Files Via Bluetooth

    Before you use Bluetooth, pair your mobile phone with another Bluetooth device as follows: 1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is enabled. 2. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices in range.

  • Page 42: Taking Photos And Recording Videos

    8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos. 8.1.1 Opening Your Camera • Touch > Camera to open the camera. The camera opens in landscape mode, ready to take a picture or record a video.

  • Page 43: Viewing Your Photos

    8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the upper right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it. 2. Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following: •...

  • Page 44: Using The Gallery

    8.2 Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders, view and edit pictures, watch videos, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for a contact.

  • Page 45: Cropping A Picture

    8.2.4 Cropping a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operation panel, and then touch More > Crop. 2. Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop. • Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it. •...

  • Page 46: Playing Music

    8.3.2 Playing Music 1. From the music library, select a way to view your music. 2. Touch the music file you want to play. Playlist screen Back Progress bar Music player controls By default, the album cover is displayed while the music is playing. You can flick left or right to switch to visualization effects or the lyrics screen.

  • Page 47: Listening To The Fm Radio

    8.3.5 Playing Music in a Playlist 1. In music library, touch Playlists. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. Touch Play to play the playlist. 8.4 Listening to the FM Radio The FM radio lets you listen to FM radio programs on your mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided wired stereo headset as its antenna, before opening the application, connect the headset to your phone’s the audio jack.

  • Page 48: Google Services

    9 Google Services Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow local laws and regulations to use them. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Talk, Gmail, or Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account.

  • Page 49: Opening Gmail

    9.2 Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox will contain the messages from your Gmail web account.

  • Page 50: Replying To Or Forwarding An Email

    9.2.4 Replying to or Forwarding an Email 1. In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward. 2. Touch to reply. You can also touch , and then touch Reply, Reply all, or Forward. 3.

  • Page 51: Adding A Friend

    9.3.2 Adding a Friend 1. In the friends list, touch , and then touch Add friend. 2. Enter the Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add. 3. Touch Send invitation. 9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation 1.

  • Page 52: Enabling The Location Service

    9.3.6 Signing out of Talk On the friends list screen, touch , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk. 9.4 Maps Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations.

  • Page 53: Getting Directions

    9.4.4 Getting Directions 1. While viewing a map, touch , and then touch Directions. 2. Enter the starting point in the first text box, and then enter your destination in the second text box. 3. Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking directions. 4.

  • Page 54: Opening Market

    9.6.1 Opening Market 1. On the Home screen, touch > Market. 2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue. 9.6.2 Searching for Applications There are a few different ways to find applications on the Market home screen, including: •...

  • Page 55: Uninstalling An Application

    9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Market screen, touch > My Apps. 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone. 10 Synchronizing Information Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer.

  • Page 56: Adding An Account

    10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account, the Contacts application compares contacts from the newly synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in Contacts. While it is presented as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged.

  • Page 57: Adding An Exchange Account

    10.1.2 Adding an Exchange Account 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Accounts & sync. 2. Touch Add account > Corporate. 3. Follow the instructions and enter the required information about the exchange account you want to add. For details, contact the server administrator.

  • Page 58: Customizing Your Account Synchronization

    10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all the applications on your phone. You can also configure what kind of data you synchronize for each account. For some accounts, synchronization is bi-directional; changes that you make to the information on your mobile phone are made to the copy of that information on the web.

  • Page 59: Install Applications

    11 Using Other Applications 11.1 AppInstaller You can use this installer to install more than one applications at a time. 11.1.1 Install Applications 1. On the Home screen, touch > AppInstaller. Then the installer will scan and display all the applications (.apk files) in the microSD card. 2.

  • Page 60: Opening Calendar

    11.3 Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use. 11.3.1 Opening Calendar On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open the application.

  • Page 61: Setting An Event Reminder

    11.3.3 Setting an Event Reminder 1. In any calendar view, touch an event to view its details or an event summary. 2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder, or touch the reminder’s “-” button to delete an existing reminder. 3.

  • Page 62: File Manager

    • Vibrate: Select to vibrate the mobile phone when you receive an event notification. • Default reminder time: Touch to select the default time before an event for event reminders to occur. 11.4 File Manager File Manager is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting you organize, edit, and delete files and folders.

  • Page 63: Searching For A File

    11.4.4 Searching for a File 1. On the File Manager screen, touch a folder to access the directory where the file you want is located. 2. Touch to open the options panel, and then touch Search. 3. Write a key word of the name of your file in the search box. 4.

  • Page 64: Viewing Your Memory Status

    11.4.6 Viewing Your Memory Status On the File Manager screen, touch to open the options panel, and then touch Memory Status. The memory management screen will be displayed. This screen allows you to view the memory status and available memory on your mobile phone and microSD card.

  • Page 65: Opening Calculator

    Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen, touch , and then touch Settings. 11.6 Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations. 11.6.1 Opening Calculator On the Home screen, touch >...

  • Page 66: Setting The Default City

    11.8.1 Setting the Default City 1. On the Home screen, touch > Weather Clock. 2. On the weather clock screen, touch > Add city. 3. Select the city you want to add. In addition to your current city, you can add up to four more cities to the weather clock and get weather information for all of them at the same time.

  • Page 67: Managing Your Mobile Phone

    12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch > Settings. 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone automatically uses the date, time, and time zone provided by the network. When your mobile phone is using the date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone.

  • Page 68: Setting Ringers

    12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for several minutes, it will turn off the screen to save battery power. To set a longer or shorter idle time: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display >...

  • Page 69: Setting Phone Services

    12.3.4 Changing the Message Ringtone 1. On the Home screen, touch > Messaging. 2. In the message list, touch > Settings > Select ringtone. 3. Touch the ringtone you want to use, and then touch OK. The ringtone plays when selected. 12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings Mobile phone service providers offer different services such as call...

  • Page 70: Protecting Your Mobile Phone

    12.5.1 Installing Voice Data 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Install voice data. 2. If your mobile phone does not have speech synthesizer data installed, connect to Android Market and let it guide you through the process of downloading and installing the data.

  • Page 71: Protecting Your Mobile Phone With A Screen Lock

    12.6.2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock To keep your data more secure, lock the screen and/or require a screen unlock pattern every time your mobile phone is turned on or wakes up from sleep mode. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security >...

  • Page 72: Unlocking Your Mobile Phone If You Forget The Screen Lock Pattern

    12.6.4 Unlocking Your Mobile Phone If You Forget the Screen Lock Pattern If you have already created a Google account, you can unlock your mobile phone using the following methods. • After you have entered the wrong sequence five times, a Forgot pattern? button will appear.

  • Page 73: Resetting Your Mobile Phone

    12.7.3 Moving an Application to the microSD Card Some applications are designed to be stored on your phone’s USB storage or microSD card (depending on the model of your phone), rather than in its internal storage. Others are designed so you can change where they are stored.

  • Page 74: Restoring Factory Data

    12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to the settings that were configured at the factory, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any applications you have downloaded will be erased.
  • Page 75 13 Appendix 13.1 FAQs How Can I Use a microSD Card to Import Contacts to My Phone from a Different Mobile Phone? Your mobile phone only supports contact files in the .vcf format. Save the contacts you want to import to your mobile phone to a microSD card as a .vcf file.
  • Page 76 How Can I Change the Input Method? Touch and hold the area where you write text and then select the input method you prefer. How Do I Stop the Song Playing in the Background? Touch the notification bar, flick downwards to open the notifications panel, touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing screen, and then stop playing the song.

  • Page 77: Warnings And Precautions

    14 Warnings and Precautions This section contains important information pertaining to the operating instructions of your device. It also contains information about how to use the device safely. Read this information carefully before using your device. Electronic Device Power off your device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the device when using the device causes danger or interference with electronic devices.
  • Page 78 Traffic Security Observe local laws and regulations while using the device. In addition, if using the device while driving a vehicle, comply with the following guidelines: • Concentrate on driving. Your first responsibility is to drive safely. • Do not talk on the device while driving. Use hands-free accessories. •...
  • Page 79 • Keep the ambient temperature between -10°C and 45°C while the device is being charged. Keep the ambient temperature between -10°C to 55°C for using the device powered by a battery. Prevention of Hearing Damage Using a headset at high volume can damage your hearing. To reduce the risk of damage to hearing, lower the headset volume to a safe and comfortable level.
  • Page 80 into your eyes, wash your eyes with clean water immediately and consult a doctor. • If there is a case of battery deformation, color change, or abnormal heating while you charge or store the battery, remove the battery immediately and stop using it. Otherwise, it may lead to battery leakage, overheating, explosion, or fire.
  • Page 81 • Do not leave your device, battery, and charger in a place with an extreme high or low temperature. Otherwise, they may not function properly and may lead to a fire or an explosion. When the temperature is lower than 0°C, performance of the battery is affected.
  • Page 82 The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of measurement for the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a device. The SAR value is determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the actual SAR level of the device when being operated can be well below the value.
  • Page 83 Caution Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. may void the FCC authorization to operate this device. Disposal and Recycling Information This symbol on the device (and any included batteries) indicates that they should not be disposed of as normal household garbage.
  • Page 84 EU Regulatory Conformance Hereby, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. For the declaration of conformity, visit the Web site www.huaweidevice.com/certification. Observe the national local regulations in the location where the device is to be used.
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